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Considering that t&g sided houses are sealed with… house paint… you could probably just go down to Home Depot and pick up a gallon of exterior anything in whatever color you like.

Thinking outside the box a bit… maybe belt drive an alternator off a trailer wheel so it charges while towing?

It seems like your expectation of 100 lbs equating to another inch is for a very soft spring. That would mean roughly that your springs if linear were 50 lbs/inch. I’m guessing you’ll end up more like 300-500 lbs per inch, increasing significantly as you flatten, and 100 lbs weight difference...

I have not done that, but you don’t seem to be getting any answers. If I was faced with that problem, I would probably get a couple of pieces of super strut or equivalent and make some sub rails that match the Tepui pattern and bolt to my rack, or weld to my rack, or just weld down some steel...

I solved this a little differently… I took the hitch apart, flipped it, and bolted it to a standard Reese 3”? Drop receiver. It ends up being about an inch or so lower than the swing.

It looks fun and functional. Nice hitting the price point for sure. Are you having any problems with stuff vibrating out of the plywood backplate for electrics? I’ve fought that before. Does the lid open? It looks like no? Have you considered an access panel in case something falls off the...

I’ll bet your throw out bearing is tired and your clutch is thin, the combination is causing the vibration/hum that you are feeling. Just a guess, as it has been a few minutes since I’ve torn down a manual gearbox, but If it was mine, I would check the clutch thickness and then probably buy a...

You said fluid was changed? Are you sure the right oil was put in? And do you mean fluid in the clutch system or the oil in the transmission? Was the old oil full of metal?

If you double-clutch will it go into gear no problem? That would indicate synchros. Unlikely that all synchros wear at the same time, more likely a throw out bearing issue if it happens on every shift, and keeps you from getting into gear off a stop.

I did something similar when I built the custom rack for my trailer. The next version will be more elegant, but maintain the same principles.

You could easily use that space for solar panels or table. Wind noise might be a problem, depending on vehicle, I would be willing to guess that most air goes up and over the rack off the windshield. Sounds like time for smoke bombs, a GoPro, and a deserted road?

I too have the Atlas, and like it except for the massive weight and the incessant squeaking when dusty. At the time I was looking at Shrockworks but found a used Atlas at a can’t walk away price. Since I was planning to cut into it and weld it anyway I jumped on used. One massive drawback to...

Once you get into that price bracket, miles are generally high enough that condition is a crapshoot and you are going to work on anything quite a bit. I basically consider all of those vehicles to be roughly the same. I would personally pick the Ford, mostly because I personally like the...

No doubt you’re well into using the new tent. I’ll toss in a few ideas anyway. I use LED strip lights run through a vinyl tube zip tied to the hoops of my tents. I like to be able to read up there and it takes care of that, no issue. I also added 2 LED dome lights to the bottom surface of...

Maybe I’m looking at the wrong pages of the catalog, or my phone is too small, but wow! Look at the weights. That could be a significant thing to put on a trailer with a short tongue.

I’ll throw out my prediction for your safety: I don’t know if this will happen, but I would plan for it just in case… Ratchet straps seem great for lifting but they release tension somewhat violently. You will be up on a ladder and each corner will drop fast and cause the weight to try and...

Have you tried to lower it yet?

They had in general terms, much higher metabolism and generated more body heat. They were also much tougher than we are today. They had also been much colder, and knew how bad it could get. They carried hundreds of pounds of furs and supplies, often making multiple trips to portage. When it...

You might consider drilling a closely matched diameter hole through at least a 3-4” thick block of hardwood then shoving the pole through several times. If you can do it without mushrooming the pole, it should come out close to straight.

Is this pole for the same tent you modified in your other thread? It may have been bent due to the change in geometry to sit higher. In that case, don’t worry about it, it won’t bend more and is unlikely to break in normal use.